Smoking pipe



March 23,1926. 1,577,941

W. WALKER SMOKING PIPE Filed May 23. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l antenna March23 1926. 1,577,941

W. WALKER SMOKING PIPE Filed May 23, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar.23, 1926.

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0] SAW'IELLE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOB OF on-mr' '10 EDGAR W. KOCH, OF SANTAMONICA, OALIIOBNIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WALKER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Sawtelle, in the county ofLos An eles and State of California, have invente certain new and usefulImprovements 'in a Smoking .Pipe, of which the following "is aspecification. I

This invention relates to an improved 1 smoking pipe of the classwherein the smoke is conducted into and through a fluid bath for thepurpose of removing impurities, and to provide a cool and moist smoke toprevent burning of the tongue.

Briefly, the invention comprises a bowl in which the tobacco is placed,there bein a cup detachably connected with this how and the cup'beingintended to contain a fluid, preferably oil, through which the smoke iscompelled to pass. There is a conduit leading downwardly from the bowland into the cup, and means is provided for conveying the oil ladensmoke upwardly from the cup and into the stem} One characteristic anddistinction of 'the present invention is the provision of a socket intowhich a cigarette or cigar holder is tapped in a manner to conductthelsmoke- 'fI'0!I1" the holder into the mainlcon'duit,

- p usual smoking tobacco, a cigarette or-a cigar at his dlSCI'GtlOIl. 4

Another feature of'the invention is' 'the particular connection of theoil cup with sage leading to the stem to be tightly closed to preventthe escape of fluid from thecup. in the event the appliance isoverturned.

A further feature is the provision of a tube which is fitted into thebore of the stem, this tube constituting a linin for the stem, and ameans whereby a clot cord or the like may be utilized for cleaning thestem to remove tobacco, and nicotine deposits,- Other structuralfeatures and advantages accompany the invention, and these will becomeapparent from the following descrip- .tion and drawings.

In the accompanying drawings'forming a part of the application, and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a side view with portions broken away and shown in sectionof a whereby/to permit the smoker to. useithe the bowl which is such asto permit the passmoking pipe constructed in accordance with the presentinvention.

F1 ure 2 is a central vertical section showmg t e details more plainly,and showing a cigarette holder in use.

Figure 3 is a cross section taken approximately upon the plane of theline 33 of Fi re 2.

igure 4 is a detail View of the mouth piece of the stem.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the lower end of thesmoke con ducting conduit.

Figure 6 is a view in section and elevation of the lower portion of thestructure showing a different connection for the oil cup. Figure 7 is aperspective view of the modified type of cup.

Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a fragment of the body at thebottom of the bowl equipped with a bayonet slot pin.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 1designates a relatively large tobacco receiving bowl which is internallyscrew threaded as at 2 to permit the flange of a removable cover 3 to bescrewed into the top of the bowl.. 4 Formed integral with the bottom ofthebowl, which is preferably of brier or the like, is a cylindrical body4 externally screw threaded at its lower end. This body is formed dvitha termediate'its ends.. A'smoke conducting tube5 is fitted into thebore, and has its lower end extending downwardly beyond the bottom ofthe body; The tube is formed with a branch 6 extending, at right anglesthrough the right angular bore, and terminating at the bottom of ascrewthreaded socket formed in one side of the body; Formed at asubstantially diametrically opposite point is an additional bore 7forming an outlet passage for the smoke and located in this bore is apartition 8 which serves a purpose to be hereinafter described. Alsoformed upon the body is a right angularly extending tubular stem 9, thebore of which is in communication with the outlet passage 7. Detachablyscrewed ontothe body is an .oil cup 10, having a thickened wall 11 onone side terminatin short of the bottom of the body 4. Fitte in thespace provided at this point is a block or piece of cork 12 which isadapted to be moved up under case the pipe is accidentally overturned,It should be noted that the extended lower end ofthe tube 5 projectsdownwardly into the oil in the cupv and the free end portion 13 isflared somewhat. A conical pro jection 14 is carried by the bottom ofthe cup and extends up and into the flared end of the tube as is shownmore plainly in Figure 5. This projection constitutes a spreader andcentering means to facilitate assembly.

In Figure 2 there is a cigarette holding tube 15 having a screw threadedend tapped into the screw socket in one side of the body 4;. The holder15 is adapted to accommodate a cigarette 16. In practice, I contemplateemploying a somewhat larger holder for a cigar (not shown). The screwthreads in th1s instance will be universal, or standard. \Vhen theholder 15 is not in use, a removable closing plug 17 is fitted into thesocket (see Figure 1.).

As shown in Figure 2 an appropriate mouth piece 18 is provided, thishaving a metal ferrule 19 provided with a V-shaped tongue 20 to fit in acorresponding shaped seat 21 in the abutting end of the stem 9.Extending through the mouth piece. and stem is a small pipe22 having areduced inner end upon which a pointed head 23 is removably fitted. Thishead is formed with a restricted intake opening to retard the passage ofsmoke through the pipe.

In Figures 6' to 8 inclusive it will be noted that the body 1 instead ofbeing screw threaded at its bottom is provided with a laterallyextending projection or pin 25 adapted for reception in the bayonet slot26 formed in the oil cup 27. The horizontal portion of the slot isprovided with longitudinally spaced notches 28 in which the pin 25 maybe seated. Normally, when it is desired to move the cork 12 away fromthe intake end of the discharge passage 7 leading to the stem, the oilcup 27 must be turned so that the pin 25 drops into one of the seats 28.This allows the cup to drop down slightly to move the cork 12 to openposition. By positioning the pin 25 betweenthe notches, the cork ismoved to position to close the passage 7 This is also accomplished byscrewing the cup 10 in the desired direction. Otherwise the embodimentof the invention seen in these three figures is the same as previouslyset forth.

It is obvious from the foregoing description that the tobacco smoke,whether from the pipe bowl or the cigar attachment, is conducteddownwardly through the conduits 5 and smoke is immersed in the oil, atwhich time impurities are removed, and the smoke is laden with oilparticles to render it clean, sweet and cool. Too much oil is preventedfrom being carried into the stem by the restricted intake openings inthe pointed head '23. Surplus oil is allowed to drip down into thereturn passage provided by the partition 8 in the discharge passage 7.It should be noted that the pipe 22 is carried .by the mouth piece 18,and whenever it is desired, a piece of cord or cloth may be threadedthrough the eye at the inner end of the head 23 so that the device maybe used as a pipe stem cleaner.

It is thought that the description taken in connection with the drawingswill enable a clear understanding of the invention to be had. Therefore,a more lengthy description is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within thefield of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is L'A smoking pipe comprising a bowl having abody formed at its'bottom, a fluid cup detachably connected withsaidbody, a smoke conducting conduit leading from said bowl downwardlythrough said body and into said cup, a discharge passage for the fluidladen smoke, a stem, the bore of which is connected with said dischargepassage, and means disposed within said cup for closing said dischargepassage upon movement of the cup in a predeterminedmanner. J I

2. A, smoking pipe comprising a bowl having a depending body on itsbottom, a fluid receiving cup detachably connected with the bottom ofsaid body, a smoke conducting tube leading from said bowl through saidbody and into said cup, said cup being provided with an internalshoulder, said body having a smoke discharge passage, and meanssupported on said shoulder adapted to be moved over the intake end of'said discharge passage for closing the latter.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

WILLIAM WALKER.

